By Andrea Montes, member of the Baud team.
When something unexpected happens, we react by trying to understand it from our more rational side. We look for data, reports and references to support our understanding. We browse endlessly through figures and words that fill our heads, generating in us a certain sense of knowledge. However, one of the direct consequences of the abundance of information is disinformation.
It is then that our ability to think objectively and rigorously begins to block and our mind becomes an increasingly angry sea of doubt.
Being able to face the unusual with prospects of success is not a mathematical problem. It is largely a matter of attitude.
Each person, from his or her own small world, can choose to live better everything that happens to him or her through three principles that have the power to transform us from the inside out.
- Focused emotionality. Instead of letting ourselves be swept away by the torrent of our emotions, we bet on reflecting with objectivity from an appropriate emotional attitude. Stopping, feeling and thinking from a calm point of view, gives clarity and expands our vision in the face of any setback.
- Attentive look. Anticipating future scenarios or assessing past events takes us away from the current reality and turns us into a weather vane moved by the wind. Concentrating on the present moment, taking into account above all what it shows us, is the way to make decisions based on certainty.
- Resolute criticism. Complaints consume us and immobilize us, but in the face of any negative situation it is essential to maintain a demanding and critical view. It is this vision that allows us to propose real solutions that activate us, excite us and connect us with our environment. Avoiding individual tension is only possible through empathy and the hope of finding a shared solution.
These attitudes translate into tangible changes that humanize, relativize and positivize any conflict situation.
And, in fact, the best thing about these small transformations is that they bring us closer to ourselves, engage us with others and exponentially multiply the seed of change.